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People cheer as they listen to police officers from Lviv who have joined anti-government protesters during a rally in Independence Square in Kiev, Feb. 21, 2014.

Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych announced concessions to his pro-European opponents on Friday, including a plan to hold early elections, but it was unclear whether the opposition would accept such an EU-mediated deal to end a violent crisis.

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Flowers are placed at the spot where an anti-government protester was killed during Thursday's clashes with riot police, Feb. 21, 2014.

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An anti-government protester mans a barricade in Kiev, Feb. 21, 2014.

Credit: David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters

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Anti-government protesters look out from a barricade in Kiev, Feb. 21, 2014.

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A priest sits holding a gas mask in Kiev, Feb. 21, 2014.

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An anti-government protester holds a firearm as he mans a barricade on the outskirts of Independence Square in Kiev, Feb. 20, 2014.

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Anti-government protesters carry an injured man on a stretcher after clashes with riot police in the Independence Square in Kiev, Feb. 20, 2014.

Ukrainian protesters hurling petrol bombs and paving stones drove riot police from the central square in Kiev on Thursday despite a "truce" which embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said he had agreed with opposition leaders.

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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych accused pro-European opposition leaders on Wednesday of trying to seize power by force after at least 26 people died in the worst violence since the former Soviet republic gained independence.

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Anti-government protesters use a sling as they fire objects towards Interior Ministry members and riot police in central Kiev, Feb. 19, 2014.

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Clashes in Kiev's Independence Square, early Feb. 19, 2014.

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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych addresses the nation on a live TV broadcast in Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 19, 2014. In a statement published online early Wednesday, Yanukovych blamed opposition leaders for the violence, saying that they had “crossed a line when they called people to arms.”

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A man who was injured during clashes between anti-government protesters and Interior Ministry members and riot police receives medical treatment inside Mikhailovsky Zlatoverkhy Cathedral in Kiev, Feb. 19, 2014.

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Wounded people are seen after clashes with riot police in central Kiev, Feb. 18, 2014.

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An anti-government protester is engulfed in flames during clashes with
riot police outside Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Feb.
18, 2014.

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Interior Ministry members are on fire as they stand guard during clashes with anti-government protesters in Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 18, 2014.

Ukraine's festering political crisis took a deadly turn Tuesday, as thousands of anti-government protesters clashed with police outside Ukraine's parliament. At least nine were killed in the melee, according to police.